Rape seed field - Henley-on-Thames.
Take a trip through the English countryside in Spring and you will undoubtedly come across fields and fields of bright yellow flowering plants. Known as Rapeseed.
Some facts - Wikipedia (copyright)
1. Rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000.
2. Processing of rapeseed for oil production provides rapeseed animal meal as a by-product. The by-product is a high-protein animal feed, competitive with soya
4. "Total loss" chain and bar oil for chainsaws have been developed which are typically 70% or more canola/rapeseed oil. These lubricants are claimed to be less harmful to the environment and less hazardous to users than traditional mineral oil products,[6] although they are currently typically 2-5x more expensive
5. Rapeseed oil is used in the manufacture of biodiesel for powering motor vehicles
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